1993 in jazz explained

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1993.

Events

April

• 10 – The 20th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 10–12).^[1]

June

• 2 – The 21st Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (June 2–13).^[2]
• 5 – The 22nd Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 5–8).^[3]
• 29 – The 14th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 29 – July 9).^[4]

July

• 1 – The 3rd Jazz Fest Wien started in Wien, Austria (July 1 – 15).^[5]
• 2
  • The 16th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 2–11).^[6]
  • The 27th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 2–17).^[7]
• 10
  • The 18th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague (July 10–12).^[8]
  • The 28th Pori Jazz started in Pori, Finland (July 10 – 18).^[9]
• 13 – The 34th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 13 – 18).^[10]

August

• 13 – The 10th Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 13–15).^[11]

September

• 17 – The 36th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 17–19).^[12]

Album releases

• Franz Koglmann

Cantos I-IV

• Bill Dixon

Vade Mecum

• Marilyn Crispell

Santuerio

• George E. Lewis

Voyager

• Matthew Shipp

Prism

• Zeena Parkins

Isabelle

• Pat Metheny Group

The Road to You – Live in Europe

• Bobby Previte

Hue And Cry

• Marty Ehrlich

Can You Hear A Motion

• Music Revelation Ensemble: In The Name Of
• Henry Threadgill

Too Much Sugar for a Dime

• Dave Douglas

Parallel Worlds

• Wynton Marsalis

In This House, On This Morning

• Ken Vandermark

Big Head Eddie

• Charles Gayle

Consecration

• Greg Osby

3D Lifestyles

• Mulgrew Miller

With Our Own Eyes

• John Scofield

Hand Jive

• Steve Coleman

Tao of Mad Phat

• James Ulmer

Harmolodic Guitar with Strings

• Irene Schweizer

Les Diaboliques

• Evan Parker

Synergetics – Phonomanie III

• David Liebman

The Seasons

• Chick Corea Elektric Band II

Paint the World

• Marcus Miller

The Sun Don't Lie

• Joe Maneri

Dahabenzapple

• Joey Baron

Raised Pleasure Dot

• Joshua Redman

Joshua Redman

• Cecil Taylor

Always a Pleasure

• Charlie Hunter

Trio

• Lyle Mays Trio

Fictionary

• Gerry Hemingway

Demon Chaser

• Jessica Williams

Next Step

• Roger Neumann

Instant Heat

• Yosuke Yamashita

Kurdish Dance

• Tom Harrell

Upswing

• Ray Anderson

Big Band Record

• Arturo Sandoval

Danzon

• Michael Franks

Dragonfly Summer

• David S. Ware

Third Ear Recitation

• Eliane Elias

Paulistana

Deaths

January

• 6 – Dizzy Gillespie, American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (born 1917).
• 23
  • Charles Greenlee, American trombonist (born 1927).
  • Thomas A. Dorsey, American pianist and band leader (born 1899).
• 27 – Eddie Calhoun, American upright bassist (born 1921).
• 30 – Ryoichi Hattori, Japanese composer (born 1907).

February

• 14 – Elek Bacsik, Hungarian-born American violinist and guitarist (born 1926).
• 15 – George Wallington, American pianist and composer (born 1924).
• 17 – Sammy Lowe, American trumpeter, arranger and conductor (born 1918).
• 24 – Gene Porter, American saxophonist and clarinetist (born 1910).

March

• 3 – Harper Goff, American artist, musician, and actor (born 1911).
• 4 – Art Hodes, American pianist (born 1904).
• 8
  • Billy Eckstine, American singer (born 1914).
  • Singleton Palmer, American multi-instrumentalist and bandleader (born 1913).
• 9 – Bob Crosby, American bandleader and singer (born 1913).
• 15 – Gene Leis, American guitarist and bandleader (born 1920).
• 25 – Jake Porter, American trumpeter and record producer (born 1916).
• 27 – Clifford Jordan, American saxophonist (born 1931).

April

• 3 – Herman Fowlkes Jr., American musician and educator (born 1919).

May

• 22 – Juice Wilson, American violinist (born 1904).
• 30 – Sun Ra, American composer, bandleader, and pianist (born 1914).

June

• 5 – Dupree Bolton, American trumpeter (born 1929).
• 7 – Louie Ramirez, American percussionist, and vibraphonist (born 1938).
• 16 – Lebert Lombardo, Canadian-American trumpeter and singer (born 1905).
• 21 – Al Fairweather, British trumpeter (born 1927).
• 22 – Emmett Berry, American trumpeter (born 1915).
• 25 – Rich Matteson, American musician and collegiate music educator (born 1929).

July

• 11 – Mario Bauza, Afro-Cuban clarinetist, saxophonist, and trumpeter (born 1911).
• 12 – John Jenkins, American saxophonist (born 1931).
• 22
  • Art Porter Sr., American pianist (born 1934).
  • Leon "Pee Wee" Whittaker, African American trombonist (born 1906).
• 30 – Don Myrick, American saxophonist, The Pharaohs (born 1940).

August

• 1
  • Bob Carter, American bassist and arranger (born 1922).
  • Max Jones, British jazz author, radio host, and journalist (born 1917).
• 4 – Kenny Drew, American pianist (born 1928).
• 5 – Bob Cooper, American West Coast saxophonist (born 1925).
• 10 – Eva Olmerová, Czech singer (born 1934).

September

• 6 – Bjarne Liller, Danish singer-songwriter (born 1935).
• 7 – Adele Girard, American harpist (born 1913).
• 9 – Jimmy Deuchar, Scottish trumpeter and big band arranger (born 1930).
• 13 – Steve Jordan, American guitarist (born 1919.
• 16 – J. R. Monterose, American saxophonist (born 1927).
• 17 – Elmer Crumbley, American trombonist (born 1908).^[13]
• 27 – Fraser MacPherson, Canadian saxophonist (born 1928).

October

• 2 – Ahmed Abdul-Malik, American upright bassist and oud player (born 1927).
• 9 – Greely Walton, American tenor saxophonist (born 1904).

November

• 7 – Adelaide Hall, American-born UK-based singer (born 1901).
• 8 – Dick Cathcart, American trumpeter (born 1924).
• 11 – Erskine Hawkins, American trumpet player and big band leader (born 1914).
• 17 – Teddy Powell, American guitarist, composer, and big band leader (born 1905).
• 28 – Bruce Turner, English saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader (born 1922).
• 29 – Alan Clare, British jazz pianist (born 1921).

December

• 4 – Frank Zappa, American guitarist, composer, and band leader (born 1940),
• 9 – Carter Jefferson, American tenor saxophonist (born 1946).
• 25 – Ann Ronell, American composer and lyricist (born 1905).

Births

April

• 19 – Arianna Neikrug, American singer, songwriter, and arranger.

September

• 24 – Narelle Kheng, Singaporean percussionist and vocalist.

November

• 21 – Fredrik Halland, Norwegian singer, songwriter, guitarist, and music producer.

Unknown date

• Alice Phoebe Lou, South African singer and songwriter residing in Berlin.
• Arne Martin Nybo, Norwegian guitarist.
• Rohey Taalah, Norwegian singer and songwriter.

See also

• 1990s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1993 in music

External links

• History Of Jazz Timeline: 1993 at All About Jazz

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vossajazz – Historie . Norwegian . . 2016-04-22.
2. Web site: Nattjazz . Norwegian . . 2016-04-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160322193111/http://www.nattjazz.no/historie/index.php?ID=Alle . 2016-03-22 .
3. Web site: Moers Festival 1993 . . 2016-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160314024317/http://www.moers-festival.de/archive-2012.html?L=1 . 2016-03-14 . dead .
4. Web site: Festival International de Jazz de Montréal . . 2016-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160513115817/http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/history/1993/Default.aspx . 2016-05-13 . dead .
5. Web site: Jazz Fest Wien Festival History . . 2016-04-22.
6. Web site: 1993 Copenhagen Jazz Festival – Original Vintage Poster . . 2016-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160601092257/http://outofcopenhagen.com/en/home/17-1993-copenhagen-jazz-festival-original-vintage-poster.html . 2016-06-01 . dead .
7. Web site: Montreux Jazz Festival 1993 Setlists . Setlist.fm . 2016-04-22.
8. Web site: North Sea Jazz Festival 1993 . . 2016-04-22.
9. Web site: Pori Jazz History . . 2016-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160505140421/http://2013.porijazz.fi/historia/?classname=festivalyear&methodname=year&year=1993&lang=en . 2016-05-05 . dead .
10. Web site: Leonard Cohen til Moldejazz . Norwegian . . 2009-04-15 . 2017-03-17.
11. Web site: Brecon Jazz Festival 1993 . Songkick.com . 2016-04-22.
12. Web site: The Monterey Jazz Festival Collections . EarlNewmanPrints.com . 2016-04-29 . 2016-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160602142110/http://collections.stanford.edu/mjf/details.action;jsessionid=A65B964F54860B6B52CCA710A52A21FB?segment_id=SM00000007103 . dead .
13. Web site: Elmer E Crumbley (1908 - 1993) . AncientFaces.com . 2018-02-03.